Influence of socio-demographic characteristics in the self-care of people with heart failure

Abstract

Objective: To determine the influence of socio-demographic characteristics in the self-care of people with heart failure (HF). Method: Cross-sectional, analytical study, held in three private hospitals in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil, with 57 hospitalized patients. The data were collected through a demographic characterization form and a self-care assessment scale and were analyzed with inferential statistics, using mean comparison tests. Results: Self-care was best assessed in people with higher education level, higher household income and in a relationship. Conclusion: The socio-demographic characteristics influenced seven self-care practices: dietary control; monitoring of body weight; effort in labor activities; knowledge about HF; up-to-date vaccination record; leisure activities; and family and social support network with strong bonds. The higher prevalence of answers indicating satisfactory self-care practices among the patients occurred in the areas of health promotion and tolerance to stress.

Older Adults’ Socio-Demographic Determinants of Health Related to Promoting Health and Getting Preventive Health Care in Southern United States: A Secondary Analysis of a Survey Project Dataset

“…Our study found that older adults with more education were more likely to engage in healthy lifestyles than their counterparts with less education. This finding was consistent with the conclusion of several previous studies [14][15][16]20,22,26,[32][33][34][35][36].…”

“…These studies found that advancing age decreased the likelihood of performing health promotion and disease prevention behaviors. A few published studies [14][15][16][17]27,31,33] also found that married older adults were more likely to engage in healthy lifestyles and disease prevention behaviors than their non-married counterparts. Furthermore, several previous studies [14][15][16]20,22,26,[32][33][34][35][36] concluded that older adults with more education were more likely to engage in healthy lifestyles than their counterparts with less education.…”

“…Marital status: Seven articles [14][15][16][17]27,31,33] found that married older adults were more likely to engage in healthy lifestyles and disease prevention behaviors than their counterparts who were single, divorced, widowed, or separated. In contrast, the study conducted by Ang et al found that married older adults were less likely to adopt disease prevention behaviors than their non-married counterparts [19].…”

“…Education level: Eleven studies [14][15][16]20,22,26,[32][33][34][35][36] found that older adults with more than a high school education were more likely to engage in healthy lifestyles than their counterparts with a high school education or less. In contrast, Awad et al found that older adults with lower education levels were more likely to engage in health promotion and disease prevention self-care behaviors [24].…”

Orientações de enfermagem voltadas para o autocuidado de pessoas com insuficiência cardíaca

“…É nótorio que as pessoas demonstram estar cientes da relevância desta medida, mas o reforço continua sendo necessário 28 . Uma pesquisa realizada com 57 pacientes com IC internados buscou analisando influências sociais nos comportamentos de autocuidado apresentou que o esquema vacinal atualizado foi considerado satisfatório em 64,9% dos avaliados, sendo influenciado diretamente pelo suporte familiar 29 .…”